Gabriel Nica
7,693 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"You finally save up enough for your dream car and you get fired"
Fast forwarding to the 21st century, his passion became his life when he was adopted by the autoevolution team. Now he finally got to do what he liked, and bring joy to others as well while writing about the passion that's been radioactively infused into his DNA.
Official 2014 BMW 5 Series Revealed through Magazine Photo
19 Mar 2013, 09:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW 5 Series turns 4 this year and the German company will be giving it, as usual, a slightly reshaped look, in its traditional LCI fashion. The refreshed 5 Series is expected to be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. We ...
Jason Plato Tests the New BMW F12 M6
19 Mar 2013, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new BMW M6 took the world by surprise. It wasn't because of its look or because, for the first time since the original E24, it has a small M badge fitted on the kidney grilles at the front. The surprising feature of the new M6 was the w...
World's Fastest BMW F10 M5: Manhart Racing's MH5
19 Mar 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The introduction of the new M5 in 2011 sparked a lot of controversy. Using a turbocharged engine was regarded as a sacrilege by most of the BMW fans but, it was good news for the tuning companies. Turbocharged engines, like the one on the F10 M5, a...
ASMA Design BMW X5 M Spotted in Dubai
18 Mar 2013, 17:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW created a "beautiful monster" when they decided to create an "M" version of the popular X5 SAV. The end result was a 555 HP monster that actually looks good without too many outside interference. The problem is that some ...
BMW Group Design Wins 4 Red Dot Awards in 2013
18 Mar 2013, 16:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Red Dot Design Award is a prize given out by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany and reached its 58th ceremony this year. The categories of this award include: the best product designs, design agencies, and design concepts....
BMW Showcases xDrive System in Denver
18 Mar 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Denver is one of the snowiest cities in America and the perfect location for BMW to showcase the practical benefits of its xDrive System. That's why from Friday, March 22nd through Sunday, March 24th from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. BMW decided to ...
Belgian Imperia GP Is Powered by BMW
18 Mar 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The name Imperia GP might not be extremely popular around the world. The company was founded in 1904 and built motorcycles and automobiles until 1958 being bought 50 years later by Green Propulsion with only $523 (€400). These days the Belg...
BMW M3 Gets Custom Paddles from EAS
18 Mar 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Nowadays almost everything inside a car can be changed and, when you're talking about such a popular car like a BMW M3, the array of possible combinations is impressive, to say the least. Take, for example, these new creations from European...
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 328
18 Mar 2013, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Looking for the beginning of BMW's racing history, you'll end up somewhere before the Second First World War at the 315 and 328 models. These were the cars that brought both fame and success for the BMW brand in the motorsport world. T...
BMW E34 M5 Drifts Around a Formula Car
18 Mar 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ask any BMW fan around the world why he loves this brand and the most common answer will be: "Because of the way it feels". The way a BMW makes you feel, especially when drifting is truly unique. You won't find two BMWs that feel ...
Active Autowerke Releases Custom Exhaust for BMW 328i
18 Mar 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Few tuners can pride themselves with an experience of over 30 years in the field, like the Americans from Active Autowerke can. Their latest creation is a Performance Exhaust for the BMW F30 328i. The new 3 Series came with a new set of engines ...
Vivid Racing Presents BMW F10 M5
18 Mar 2013, 13:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One of the youngest American tuners out there, Vivid Racing, was founded in 2001 but soon became one of the most respected companies in the field. Amongst other impressive projects, they created a beautiful F10 M5 dressed in Alpine White (mostly) a...
BMW 5 Series GT in Matte White Makes an Apperance in China
18 Mar 2013, 13:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / China's increasing demand of last year propelled BMW's sales in such a manner that 2012 became the German company's best year in its history. These days, the Chinese market is responsible for most of the BMW cars produced around t...
BMW Introduces New Night Vision Feature
18 Mar 2013, 13:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For a while now, top premium car manufacturers like BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz have been offering night vision systems in order to help drivers drive more safely in absence of the sun. Starting with the summer of 2013, an upgraded version of BMW&#...
Summer Is Coming: The R's Tuning BMW E93 M3
18 Mar 2013, 11:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The California-based tuning company, "The R's Tuning", became famous after one of their creations, a Nissan GT-R, was featured on the newest trailer of the upcoming movie picture Fast and Furious 6. Now the company's enjoyin...
BMW 316d vs Mercedes-Benz C180 CDI: Test Drive by ams
18 Mar 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The duel between the 2 models is as old as the cars themselves. Over the years the 2 models had their ups and downs but most tests involved high end versions and not the entry-level ones we're talking about today. The guys from Auto Motor ...
Tough Global Economic Situation in 2013 Will Not Affect BMW Sales
18 Mar 2013, 09:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The last few years proved to be disastrous for most of the automotive industry. Sales reached all-time lows and most manufacturers had to lower their prices and even let people go in order to stay afloat. However, this doesn't seem to be th...
New BMW Z4 GTE ALMS Debut
18 Mar 2013, 09:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first race in the American Le Mans Series took place in Sebring, Florida this weekend. It was the first race in the ALMS for the new BMW Z4 GTE, a true test of endurance and performance for the BMW GT car. The RLL Team had two Z4s in this fi...
BMW E60 M5 Races MINI Cooper JCW GP in Russian Traffic
17 Mar 2013, 11:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Heavy traffic takes a toll on all of us, that’s why most times people are angry and drive like lunatics when they find themselves stuck for hours on traffic jams that seem to last forever. However, as we all know, in Russia things are a li...
A Rare Find: Alpina B7 in Mineral White Metallic Exterior
17 Mar 2013, 10:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The famous BMW tuner, Alpina has been around for over 30 years during which time they created some of the most beautiful BMWs out there. Today’s line-up has 7 models with a premiere for the German company: the first Alpina SUV. Today we fo...